Adjustable dress form



Jan. 1, 1924' A. D. BAILEY ADJUSTABLE DRESS FORM Filed Jan. '7. 1922 indress forms,

Patented Jan. 1, 1924.

i i I 1,429,443 UITED- STATES PATENT sic;

ANNA DEANE BAILEY, or New YORK, N. Y;

ADJUSTABLE DRESS FORM.

Applicationfiled January 7, 1922. serial-no. 527,662.

To all whom it may concern." Y

Be it known that I, ANNA DEANE BAILEY, a citizen of the United States,and resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city, county, and StateofNew York,:have vented certain new and useful Improvements inAdjustable Dress Forms, of which the following is a specification. r

This invention relates to improvements and has for-pits principal objectthe provision of adjustable means for variably contracting acompressible dress form in order to cause it to assume, the size andshape of bodies of widely varied size and conformation. i r Anotherobject of the invention is to provide a sectionalcovering adapted forusewith a compressibledress form, the sectional covering being providedwithmeans whereby the various sections may be lacedtogether over the dressformin order to'shape the dress form exactly to the dimensions andconformation of theperson for whom the dress form isto be used.

Heretofore it has been the practice to first make whatis called afittedlining andto then secure the fitted lining over a compressible dressform. The fitted lining was made to accurately fit the person for whomthe dress form was to be used. The coin pressible dress form could notbe variably compressed Without providing fitted linings of various sizesand shapes. Y a

In. the actual use of this invention it has been found desirable tofirst lace the sectional covering to closely fit the person for whom thedress form is to be used, andto then apply it to the compressible dressform. In lacing 'it about the person the .strings extending down themiddle. of the back are first laced tightly to bring theedgesof the backsections close together. The other sections are then laced together moreor less tightly [as may be necessary to make. the sectional coveringaccurately fit the person.

The middle-back lacing is thentaken out and the sectional coveringremoved from the person and applied to the dress form. The middle-backlacing 'isthen relaced and the edges of the back centralsections' drawnclose together to the exact positions they occupied when the coveringwas. laced on the person. Thisgives an exact reproduction indimensionsand contour of the person for whom the dress form is'to beused; It is manifest, however,- that the sectional tached; and I v aFig. 4' a horizontalcsectional view through covering may be laced toknown dimensions. If the dimensions of the person for whom the dressform is to be used are known, the sectional covering may be laced togive the dress form those dimensions. It is manifest that the form maybe adapted for the use of persons of various shapes and sizes by merelyvarying the lacing;

Another object of the invention is toprovide an extensible skirt portionwhich may bereadily lengthened or shortenedby merely raising or loweringthe dress form on .its support. 1 4 r w In the drawing Fig. 1 is {aperspective view of the dress form complete; 7

V Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof the sectional to the 7 dress coveringapplied showing the rear side thereof; 7 U

ig. 3v is a perspective view showing all ofthe sections of thecoveringremoved from and the lacingstri'ngs deform and the dress formthe dress form, showing the sectional covers mg appliedthereto.

Referring to the various parts ti e als, l'designates a pedestalorjsupport'which is provided witha dress form 4 rotatably' V rigidupright 2. Adustably mounted on this upright is a verti-r lar part 3,with thedress form 4 supported thereon, is secured in its verticallyadjusted positions by means pressible dress forms such as shown and allyto the shape of. the upper part of the;

In the drawings the compressible material 7 H of. aset'screwfi mountedin the lower end of; the tube 3 and adapted to clamp against'the rigidpost 2. The

described in my. pending application, Serial I No. 509,970, filedOctober 24 1921 and also with compressible dress forms such'as shown inmy patents'numbered 1,225,207 and 1,,- 376,502. The soft compressiblematerial 7 shown in'Fig. 4 maybe readily. compressed by lacing thesectional covering over it, as

will be more fully hereinafteradescribed. V

The sectional covering comprises a front-r central section 8; two rearcentral sections 9; two front side sections 10, and two rear sidesections 11.

The two rear central sections 9 are connected to the front centralsection 8 along the shoulder seams 12 and the division between the twocentral rear sections is down the middle of the back and longitudinallyof the cover. Secured to the sections 8 and 9 is an upstanding neckportion 13, the ends of the neck portion being coincident with the inneredges of the sections 9, so that the neck portionis split and soarranged that its edges may be laced together invertical' alignment withthe inner edges of the sections'9. The front central section 8 istapered. from the shoulder portions downwardly approximately tothewaistlineand is thenslightly expanded from the waist-line to the loweredge of .the cover. The purpose of this, of course, is to contractthecover at the waist-line.

The front side sections 10 are permanently connectedto the rear sidesections 11' along the shoulder seams 'letl Secured to the upper outeredges of the front and rear side s'ections are sleeve portions 15. Eachsleeve portion is split along its under side, the edges of the sleeveportions being coincident with and a continuation of the outer edgeportions of the connected sections 10 and 11. Said sleeve sectionsextend around the shoulder seams and downwardly equal distances alongthe outer edges of the sections 10 and 11, as shown clearly in Fig. 3 ofthe drawing.

The longitudinal edges of all of the sections ofthe cover are providedwith suitable eyelets to receive the lacing strings. The two centralrear sections 9 and the edges of the collar section 13 are adjust-ablyconnected together by means of a lacing cord or string 16. The twocentral rear sections are. laced to the two rear side sections 11 bylacing cords 17. The front central section 8 is laced to the inner edgesof the two front side sections 10 by means of lacing cords 18. The outeredges of the front side sections 10 are adjustably connected to theouter edges of the rear side sections 11 by lacing cords19. These lacingcords 19 also lace together theqlower edges of the sleeve sections 15 sothat when said parts are secured together thelacing cords 19 extendalong under the arms and down the sides of the form. The lacing cords 18run down the front of the form while the lacing cords 16 and 17' extenddown the'back of the form.

Both the front and rear side sections are tapered from their ends to thewaist-line in order to contract the form.

To provide a simple and convenient means to serve as a skirt lengthgage, I mount on the post 2 near the base 1 a rotatable disk 20. To thelower ends of the several sections of the cover I secure long light coilsprings 21. The lower ends of these springs are detachably connected bymeans of pins and hooks, or otherwise, to the edge of the disk 20. Byraising or lowering the tube 3 and the dress form carried thereby, thelight coil springs 21 may be lengthened or shortened to give the desiredlength of skirt. The springs have a great advantage over strings ortapes because they can. be simultaneously extended to the desiredlengthby raising the dress form and locking it'in position by means ofthe set screw The dress form 4 and the disk '20 are rotatably mounted onthe support or standin order that they ma be rotated for convenience ofuse.

It is manifest that with one sectional covering, as described herein, acompressible dress form may be adapted for the use of persons of widelydifierent size and different conformations. i Y

' What I claim is:

1. A sectional cover for a compressible dress form comprising a frontcentral section and two rear central sections connected to the frontcentral section at the shoulder portions thereof and on each side of theneck portion, a neck portion connected to the front and rear centralsections, said neck portion being split coincident with the inneredgesof the rear central sections, front, and rear side sectionsconnected'together in pairs along the shoulder portions, the outer edgesof each connectedpair of side sections being arranged close together at"the 'sides'of-the cover, a lacing cord adjustably connecting theadjacent tions, lacing cords connectingtogether'the edges of the frontcentral sectio'n to the-in ner edges of the front side sections, lacingcords connectingthe outer edges of the rear. central sections" to theadjacent inner edges of the rear side sections," and'lac'ing cordsconnecting togetherthe "adjacent edges of the front and rear sidesections, these-latter lacing cords extending along the sides of thecover. 2. A sectionalfabric jacket for compressi ble garment formsdivided verticallyinto three sections along two' lines extending fromthe front lower edge to the rear lower edge of the jacket and passingover the shoulder portions of saidjacketjand means for lacing thesections ofthe'jacket together along said two lines of division.

3. A sectional fabric jacket for compressible garment forms divided-intocentral and side sections alon two lines extending from the front loweredge to the'rear lower edge of the jacket and passing overthe shoulderportions of said jacket,"said' side sections each being formed with asleeve portion and edges of the central rear -sec-- being divided alonga line extending inwardly along the under side of the sleeve and thencedownwardly to the bottom of' the side section, ,means' for lacing theside extending line of division.

7 sections to the central section, and means for lacing the edges ofeach side section together along said inwardly and downwardly 4. Agarment form comprising a base plate, a torso simulating portion,extensible means for holding the torso simulating portion in variousvertically adjusted positions above the base plate, and an annularseries of vertically extending skirt-distending coil springs surroundingsaid extensible means and connected attheir upper ends to move up anddown with the torso simulating portion of the form and attached at theirlower ends to the said base plate.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

- ANNA DEAN E BAILEY.

